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Row over fate of pupil who took blade to Long Stratton High School in resolved 07:00 12 March 2016 Martin George 1 Long Stratton High School. Photo: Nick Butcher EDP pics 2007 A row which pitted high school staff against governors over the future of a boy who brought a blade into school has been resolved. Share link shares Staff at Long Stratton High School had considered industrial action after governors overturned the headteacher s decision to expel the pupil.

The EDP understands that the boy was found with what police described as a bladed article in a hollowed-out book on the school s premises in November. Headteacher John Wilson permanently excluded him, but the school s governors reversed this decision. Police later handed him a youth conditional caution.

In December, staff at the school, supported by the NUT, NASUWT, ATL and Unison unions, wrote a letter to governors complaining about their decision. It said: Our primary concern is how a team of governors with little teaching experience can overrule the entire senior leadership team of the school. Earlier this term, unions started a formal consultation with their members over possible industrial action over the boy remaining at the high school.

However, it has now emerged the dispute has been resolved, and the threat of action lifted, after the boy left the school, and moved to another. In a statement, Long Stratton High School said: We are pleased that the issue has now been resolved. The whole school community has worked together to reach a resolution and the pupil is now being taught at another school.

The safety and wellbeing of our pupils has always been our top priority and will continue to be so. Everyone wants to move on from the unfortunate situation which has taken place and focus on providing a positive learning environment for our pupils. Scott Lyons, joint division secretary for Norfolk NUT, said: I hope that governors in the future will take seriously teachers and parents views on knives in school.

I think governors have got to communicate closely with teachers and get their opinions on something as non-negotiable as knives in school.

Schoolboy suffers injuries after being jumped on by dog in Old Catton 12:42 11 March 2016 Luke Powell 1 Archant 2012 A nine-year-old schoolboy suffered scratches and a cut to his knee after a dog jumped on him as he walked home. Share link shares Police are now investigating the incident, which happened on Gayton Walk, in Old Catton, Norwich, at around 3.15pm on Thursday, March 3. A man, thought to be in his 60s or 70s, had been walking a large brown dog on a lead when it jumped on the boy as they passed each other.

Police said the animal scratched the boy s back, causing him to fall over and cut his knee. Officers are keen to trace the dog walker. Anyone with information should contact Sprowston Police Station on 101.

Foreign currency and Louis Vuitton belts stolen from Norwich address 15:04 10 March 2016 Jessica Long 1 Generic image of a police car belonging to the Norfolk Constabulary. Picture: James Bass Archant Norfolk Photographic 2014 A large sum of foreign currency, along with other items, were stolen from a Norwich property after suspects gained access via an unlocked door. Share link shares It happened at an address in Beverley Road sometime between 3.30pm and 5.30pm on March 8 when suspects gained access to a property via an insecure rear door.

A large sum of money in Singapore dollars, US dollars, Hong Kong dollars, Chinese Yen and Egyptian pounds were stolen as well as two Louis Vuitton belts and two electric toothbrushes.

Anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area between the times stated or anyone with information should contact Det Con David Walker at Bethel Street CID on 101.